yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
test period; exam period; examination time
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
three; three years of age
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
in that way; thus; so; so?
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise